Garmin GPS III User Manual download pdf (Page 31)

Notice the information on the map display is slowly moving? That’s how it would

look in actual use as well. The background map information and nearby waypoints

will move across the screen, while your current position remains fixed in the center.

The other primary navigation screens are the Compass and Highway pages, with

the Compass Page appearing first in the sequence of main pages.

To view the Compass Page, press PAGE.

The GPS III’s Compass Page provides graphic steering guidance to a destination

waypoint. The middle of the page features a rotating ‘compass ring’ that shows your

course over ground (track) while you’re moving, and a bearing pointer that indicates

the direction of the destination (bearing) relative to the course over ground. The com-

pass ring and pointer arrow work independently to show—at a glance—the direction

of your movement and the direction to your destination. If the arrow points up, you

are going directly to the waypoint. If the arrow points any direction other than up, turn

toward the arrow until it points up—then continue in that direction. The distance to

the next waypoint, time to the next waypoint and current speed are displayed to the

right of the graphic compass display. To see how all this works on our simulated trip,

let’s head off course and watch the displays change.

To move off course / on course in simulator mode, use the LEFT/RIGHT

keys on the rocker keypad.

The background map moves

while keeping your current

position at the center of the

map display.

The Compass Page will also

guide you to your destination.

The rotating ‘compass ring’

shows the direction of travel

(track) and the arrow points

to your destination (bearing).

SIMULATOR TOUR

Compass Page

Bearing

Pointer

Compass

Ring

User-selectable

data fields

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